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Mr. Bones (Europe)

Sega Saturn 💿 💿
🇬🇧
Reviewed in
1997
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Off-beat and creative Sega musical platformer, with a guitarist skeleton as hero. Varied gameplay between action levels and surprising musical sequences. Sometimes frustrating but originality more than compensates. An endearing Saturn oddity.

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Category
Platformer 1 player 7+
Description
Atypical platform game in which a guitar-playing skeleton battles an undead army to defend music. Published by Sega, released in Europe in 1997. Levels with varied gameplay alternating platforming, puzzles, musical mini-games and shooting sequences, expressive Mr. Bones character and a rock soundtrack featuring contributions from Steve Vai. An original and offbeat Saturn exclusive.

Mr. Bones review

4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,45 GB 📅01/01/1997
Published by Sega

Mr. Bones (Saturn) price, value & rarity

Highly sought-after
Q1 loose
 $168 Q6 complete
 $318 Q10 new
 $662 !
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Other versions
Mr. Bones
Japan
23/08/1996
🇯🇵
Mr. Bones
USA
30/11/1996
🇬🇧

Collector interest

Mr. Bones is a Sega Saturn exclusive built on a singular idea, a guitar-playing skeleton defending music, never reissued or ported elsewhere. The PAL European version had a very small run against the limited Western Saturn base, which explains loose and CIB prices among the highest on the console. The rock soundtrack featuring Steve Vai and the disorienting mix of platforming, puzzles and musical mini-games make it sought by fans of oddball titles and PAL completists.

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